hot tub

noun

: a large tub of hot water in which bathers soak and usually socialize
especially : such a tub with a whirlpool device
hot-tub intransitive verb

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Some are simple but comfortable, while the deluxe cabins have hot tubs, firepits, and porches. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025 The villa included a super-sized hot tub, infinity pool, outdoor kitchen and terrace. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 June 2025 White picket fences lead down to the pool house, where an outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, and cold plunge await. Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025 More recently, the hotel did a complete renovation of its rooftop pool complex, with new private cabanas, hot tub, and food truck. Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot tub

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot tub was in 1973

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“Hot tub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20tub. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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